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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Well it is Boxing Day...I missed posting Holiday Wishes to you all so I am sending out belated Christmas Wishes to everyone and hopes that your New Year is Healthy and Happy!!!A huge ice storm hit us here in Ontario and thousands of people were...and some still are...without power!!! Our house was without power for three days but we were lucky enough to get ours back in the evening on Christmas Eve!! As I said before Christmas comes whether we are prepared or not!!! A HUGE THANK YOU to all the service personal at our hydro companies who had to give up their Christmas vacations just to get everything up and going!!!!!!It sure makes a person appreciate all that we have!!! It got so cold in here that I was wrapping (during daylight hours) with four layers on, hood up and half gloves!! My golden retriever wasn't fazed by it all but my poor little hound couldn't get any further under the blankets let me tell ya!!!When all was said and done my family enjoyed a WONDERFUL Christmas Day together!!!! We really do have so much to be thankful for!!Okay so after listening to me babble I will get on with the post that was to go out on Christmas Eve day...

Christmas "card" for my friend Christine...

please click on first image for a slide show...

In the Snow Scarf Tilda and In the Snow Ski Tilda (Winter Wonderland 2013 collection) having a friendly Christmas snow ball fight...

the trees are Magnolia Winter Forest stamp stamped on green cardstock, cut out and decorated with Shabby White Frantage...

I added Liquid Applique and Glamour Dust to the snowballs and hat pom-poms...

ferns are the Magnolia Doo Hickey Sprawling Ferns...

and the back with fake snow gathering around the trees...

sentiment with a white bow and silver flowers ....

Thankfully I was able to get this to Christine a few days before Christmas...before the nasty weather set in!!Materials Used:Glass Bowl and fake snow-Michael'sStamps-Magnolia Winter Wonderland 2013 and sorry not sure which collection the Winter Forest is from-Magnolia-liciousWhite Texture Effect-Martha StewartSilver Flowers-Wild Orchid CraftsFrantage-Live and Love CraftsRibbon and Glamour Dust-from my stashChallenge that I will enter:Fashionista Challenge-Winter SnowflakesMagnolias Down Under-Challenge #226 Anything GoesMarvelous Magnolias-Challenge #58 Anything GoesTime for Magnolias-Challenge #41 Anything GoesTildas Town-Challenge #84 Anything Goes Totally Tilda-Challenge #87 Anything Goes

Well that is it for my belated Christmas post...I hope that everyone enjoyed their time with family and friends!!! And thank you to all who sent me Christmas wishes...they are much appreciated!!!!Once again thank you for taking the time to stop by...your visits and comments are very much appreciated!!!

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Hello all!!Are you ready yet??!! I myself am still way behind...but then I think every year I say the same thing! The big day arrives no matter what and magically everything falls into place...I HOPE!!!Today I would like to share a "card" made for one of my very dear friends!!I think that this should be called "Tilda's Cozy Living Room"!I started off by lining the bottom of the bowl with a doilie...it sort of got covered with snow...

Puppy Love Tilda and Puppy Love Wiola in front of the Peaceful Christmas Tree...all from the Winter Wonderland 2013 collection...

please click on the first image for a slideshow...

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from the outside looking in...

and another...

a closer look...I made a little table using Maja paper...it sits on a rug (complete with fringes) made from Maja as well ...

I finished off the base with another doilie, ribbon and berry clusters...

Friday, December 13, 2013

Good Friday Morning!!Today starts the "Chocolate" Challenge at Fussy and Fancy...now who doesn't LOVE chocolate??!! You can use the colour chocolate or create something for/with chocolate!!

As we have only one challenge in December our lovely leader Sheryl invited both teams to play along for this challenge so we have a few extra projects to share this time...hop on over to Fussy and Fancy for a peek at what my talented teammates have come up with!!!This challenge is sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs so I thought that I would try my hand at one of their cute little digis..."Cookies for Santa"!!Here he is...

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Good Evening!!Can you believe that we only have two weeks until the big day??!!Well I have one of my "major " Christmas "cards" ready to go!!! I can't give it to her yet... lucky lady is on a nice warm southern cruise while we here in Ontario have freezing temps and gusty winds!!!So...as she bathes in the sun all that is on my mind is SNOW!!!It is also her birthday today...how much better can it get than lounging around in the sun for your birthday while we at home FREEZE!!Here is my "White Christmas Wishes" to her...

I made her a "cupcake" decorated all in white with roses, pearls and ribbon and set on a mini cake stand...click on the first picture for a closer view and slideshow...

the sentiment tag decorated with Shabby White Frantage and attached with a ribbon...

view from the top with a snowflake charm tucked under a white rose...

a closer view...the snowflake charm is anchored with a crystal stick pin...the thinner white ribbons are all anchored with the crystal stick pins as well but none of the pictures captured them very well...

Time for Magnolia Challenge #38-White Christmas Card/CreationTildas Town Challenge #82-Winter WonderlandTotally Tilda Challenge #86-Anything But a CardTime to sign off for tonight!!Thanks so much for stopping by...your visits and comments are VERY much appreciated!!

Monday, December 9, 2013

Is everyone ready for Christmas??!!Isn't it a crazy (in a good way) time of year!!!! Decorating...still working on that, shopping...getting close, baking...need to start and Christmas cards...still wading through...LOL!!!!Well I'm down to the "special" friends who I get together with and hand deliver...this one is for a friend that I have a coffee date with...

the front of the card with the darling Polar Bear from the Winter Wonderland Collection 2013(click on first image for slideshow)...

opened we meet Pingy and Rudolph(also from WW 2013)...if you look closely at the DP written on it is polar bears, penguins and reindeer...how perfect is that...

the smaller flap...I used a crocheted doilie for the center flower...

close up of Polar Bear mounted on a die cut snowflake...

Pingy...also mounted on snowflake...

Rudolph and North Pole sign (WW 2013)...mounted on a paper doilie...

"Let it Snow" tag from Whimsy Stamps tucked into a crocheted doilie with snowflake and cheesecloth bow...

flowers are touched with Gesso for snow effect and sprinkled with Glamour Dust..

So that's another down...SIGH...so many more to go!!!Materials Used:DP-Martha Stewart Holidays PadStamps-Polar Bear, Rudolph, Pingy and North Pole Sign from the Winter Wonderland Collection and Whimsy Sentiments all available at Magnolia-LiciousDie Cuts-Spellbinders 2012 Snowflake Pendant-S5-117 and Crealies Creative Flowers-CL CF 18Crochet Dolies-KaisercraftCrystal stick pin and end piece, Frantage and snowflake charm-Live and Love CraftsFlowers, medium pearl brads and paper dollies-Wild Orchid CraftsRibbon, cheesecloth, gesso and glamour dust-from my stashChallenges I will enter:Magnolia-licious-DoiliesMarvelous Magnolias-Anything GoesMidweek Magnolias-I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas (add snow or snow image)Tilda's Town-Winter WonderlandWell I'm off to bed to get a few hours much needed sleep!!!Thank you for taking the time to stop by...your visits and comments are very much appreciated!!

Monday, December 2, 2013

I'M SO EXCITED!!!I made Top 5 at the Fashionista Challenge Blog!!!So...please hop on over and check out all of the lovely projects and YES vote!!I'll just give you another quick peek of the ornaments that I made for my Grandchildren!! The complete post was on Friday November 29 2013 (Fussy and Fancy Challenge # 103-Hearts) if you want to check it out!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by...I really appreciate your visits and comments!!

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I have a very busy life...as most of us do!! I work from home, I like to cook and love to read (almost any good mystery will do). I am the Mother of three boys and Grandmother to twin girls and two boys! My husband and I live on a beautiful trail system where we walk our two dogs. We have a rescue, who is part Beagle and part "mystery" hound, and a very large, very BUSY Golden Retriever pup! I am absolutely obsessed with paper crafting, card making and scrapbooking...so that's why I'm here!!